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Semiconductor Crystals Tweaked to Realize Superior Properties for Electronics

Scientists from Skoltech together with their collaborators in the United States and Singapore have developed a neural network that enables tweaking of semiconductor crystals in a controlled way to achieve excellent properties for electronics.

15 Jul 2021

Metallic Microswimmers Mimic How Rock Climbers Navigate Inclines

A team of scientists has uncovered how heavy, motorized objects climb steep slopes--a newly discovered mechanism that also mimics how rock climbers navigate inclines.

15 Jul 2021

Novel Alternative Mechanism to Achieve Superconductivity in Graphene

In superconductivity, a physical phenomenon, the electrical resistance of a material falls to zero under a specific critical temperature.

15 Jul 2021

Study Analyzes Mechanisms Behind Bacterial Resistance to Ag Nanoparticles

Antimicrobials find their use in destroying or slowing down the growth of viruses, bacteria, and other microorganisms. They could exist in the form of an additive, as an antibiotic used to treat bodily infections, or as a coating on commercial products that are utilized to prevent germs.

14 Jul 2021

Researchers Convert Tamarind Shells into Carbon Nanosheets for Supercapacitors

Tamarind is a tropical fruit consumed by people across the globe. Its shells are thrown away during food production. Tamarind shells are heavy and occupy a significant amount of space in landfills where they are disposed of as agricultural waste.

14 Jul 2021

Renewable Solvent Cyrene™ Delivers High-Purity Nanoparticles for Medical Applications

A study using renewable solvent CyreneTM, produced by biotechnology company Circa Group, found that high-purity nanoparticles can be produced – opening up opportunities to use CyreneTM as a more sustainable and saf...

From Circa Group Ltd 13 Jul 2021

Raith Acquires 4PICO Litho to Expand its Nanofabrication Portfolio by Laser Beam Lithography

Raith, the global leading precision technology manufacturer of nanofabrication instrumentation, is expanding its product offering by adding direct write laser lithography systems manufactured by 4PICO Litho to its business strategy.

From Raith 12 Jul 2021

Imaging Charge Extraction in VACNT Perovskite Solar Cells Using Spectral and Lifetime Confocal Photoluminescence Mapping

Halide perovskite solar cells are the subject of intense research interest due to the attractive properties of perovskite; high carrier mobilities, large absorption coefficients, tuneable bandgaps, and long carrier diffusion lengths.

From Edinburgh Instruments 12 Jul 2021

Emulating Heavy Fermions in Subtly Modified Graphene

Rare-earth compounds have fascinated researchers for decades due to the unique quantum properties they display, which have so far remained totally out of reach of everyday compounds.

9 Jul 2021

Shape of Nanoparticles in Body Fluids Could be a Biomarker for Identifying Cancer Types

A recent study by scientists from Japanese universities has shown that the shape of cell-derived nanoparticles, known as "extracellular vesicles", in body fluids could be a biomarker for identifying types of cancer.

8 Jul 2021

Nikalyte Announces New Partnership with Life Science Group Calibre Scientific

Nanoparticle deposition specialists, Nikalyte Ltd announced that the company has signed a partnership agreement with global life sciences group Calibre Scientific. Founded over 40 years ago as Stone Calibre the Calibre S...

From Nikalyte Ltd 8 Jul 2021

New Nanotechnology Could Help Generate Healthy Electricity in the Human Body

A new nanotechnology development by an international research team led by Tel Aviv University researchers will make it possible to generate electric currents and voltage within the human body through the activation of various organs.

7 Jul 2021

Researchers Fix Superconducting Contacts in Ultrathin Semiconductor

Scientists from the University of Basel have fitted superconducting contacts in an ultrathin semiconductor, for the first time.

7 Jul 2021

Nano-Scale Borate Bioactive Glass Reduces Biological Toxicity of Borate Bioglass

Scientists recently created nano-scale borate bioactive glass (Nano-HCA@BG) using a steady-state strong magnetic field experimental device.

6 Jul 2021

Nanomaterials Cross the Brain Side of the Blood-Brain Barrier Model

A new study discloses that nanomaterials found in healthcare and consumer products can pass from the bloodstream to the brain side of a blood-brain barrier model with differing ease based on their shape—thereby causing possible neurological impacts that could be both positive and negative.

6 Jul 2021